Evers v. Westerberg

• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
• Writing for the Court: All concur except Fuld; WACHTLER
• Citation: Evers v. Westerberg, 32 N.Y.2d 684, 343 N.Y.S.2d 361, 296 N.E.2d 257 (N.Y. 1973)
• Decision Date: 21 March 1973
• Parties: , 296 N.E.2d 257 Jeannene EVERS, Individually, and as administratrix, etc., of John F. Evers, Deceased, Appellant, v. Thomas W. WESTERBERG et al., Defendants, and Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Respondent.

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343 N.Y.S.2d 361

32 N.Y.2d 684, 296 N.E.2d 257

Jeannene EVERS, Individually, and as administratrix, etc., of John F. Evers, Deceased, Appellant, v. Thomas W. WESTERBERG et al., Defendants, and Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

March 21, 1973.

Order, 38 A.D.2d 751, 329 N.Y.S.2d 615, affirmed, without costs, on the opinion at the Appellate Division (See, also Ann., Police Protection--Governmental Liability, 46 ALR3d 1084, esp. 1089, 1095).

All concur except Fuld, C.J., who dissents and votes to reverse and grant a new trial.

WACHTLER, J., taking no part.